Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 25.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 25.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 30.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 2024.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 48th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 30.0% | — |
| 2006 | 29.4% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 29.0% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 28.7% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 29.4% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 29.8% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 29.9% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 29.5% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 29.2% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 29.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 28.6% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 28.4% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 28.1% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 27.7% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 27.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 29.9% | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 28.6% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 27.1% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 26.1% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 25.7% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 25.7% | +0.1% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 25.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 25.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.0%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.3% | 28.7% | 30.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 27.6% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 25.7% | 29.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 25.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 2024.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 48th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).